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RecycleMania. Intercollegiate Recycling Competition. Recycle Mania 2004 Week 10 Results in lbs/student. Recycle Mania 2004 Final Scores in lbs/student. Scope of Competition. On-Campus Students Involved. Total Recyclables Collected in 10 Weeks. Overall Accomplishments.
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RecycleMania Intercollegiate Recycling Competition
Overall Accomplishments • Successful competition • Still growing • Helps schools do a better job recycling • Creates a database to compare and evaluate our and other schools’ recycling performance
Accomplishments Continued • Creates momentum for schools to do a better job recycling • More fun to do as a competition than under the burden of saving the planet • Improving recycling, however, does help us make another important step to saving the planet by reducing……see benefits page
Why Compete? • A high percentage of waste generated on campus is from the residence hall and dining hall system. • Recycling and reducing waste helps keep costs of disposal in check while addressing a wide array of environmental and economical problems. • A tool for getting increased understanding and participation in recycling with a hard to reach part of our constituency. • Students are exposed to competition and rivalry. This is a natural extension of that. • Another way to benchmark with other schools.
Measurement • Weekly weights totaled from residence halls, on-campus apartments, dining halls and other campus food venues. • Total Weekly Recycling - Weight Divided by -Total On-Campus Students = Per Capita Weight • The best 10 week total wins the competition. • This past year the most improved school during the second five weeks from the first five also wins recognition. May change that this year.
Process Calendar • Decision is made for competing • Need to have recycling in residence halls and dining halls. • Need to be able to measure your recycling weight based or volume based. • Weight based: On-campus scales or vendor • Volume based: Formula or methodology should be consistent.
Process • Decision-making process: November deadline • Getting interested schools tuned in and informed on past successes and failures. • Networking and info. sharing • http://www.facilities.ohiou.edu/recycle
Process • University profiles due- fill in profile template – available at www.facilities.ohiou.edu/recycle click on RecycleMania, then RecycleMania Info Sheet • Protocols established • Conference calls and emails • Publicity and PR build up
Process Once the Competition Begins • Weekly reporting and deadlines • Promotional routines and events • Final week reporting and results • Ad in local papers • NCRS annual turndown of recognition • Get ready for next year
Materials Targeted • Newspaper • Magazines/catalogues • Books • Office/school paper • Cardboard/paperboard • Plastic bottles • Glass bottles • Beverage and food cans
Results • Trophy • Ad in paper • Bragging rights for the winner, the most improved, and school rivals. • Increased awareness • Helps with momentum for move-out • Rallying point for next year • Benchmark for progress
Managing Growth • Subcommittee established to handle new challenges. • Members are from CURC steering committee and participating schools.
Managing Growth Ideas • Divisions • CURC as NCAA OR NCCRA • Shorten regular season • Playoffs versus division champions only • Matching up schools similar to the NCAA
Growth: Interested Schools for 2005 • Most or all of last year’s competitors • Many of the participating schools are bringing in more schools • Schools contracting with Aramark who qualify (Aramark works with 150-200 schools) • Pennsylvania’s competition • Others following model…
Recycle Mania Tool Kit WWW.FACILITIES.OHIOU.EDU/RECYCLE … CURRENTLY ISN’T UPDATED YET • RecycleMania Media Kit/Rules/University Profiles • Calling All Schools • RecycleMania Information Sheet • RecycleMania Media Packet • Benefits From RecycleMania • Things Ohio University did for RecycleMania
CALLING ALL SCHOOLS • ARE YOU AT THE TOP OF YOUR RECYCLING GAME? • WOULD YOU LIKE A FRIENDLY RECYCLING COMPETITION WITHOTHER SCHOOLS? • WOULD YOU LIKE TO RECYCLE EVEN MORE THAN YOU DO NOW? • COLLEGE COMPETITION NOW HAS RECYCLEMANIA